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MUHABA OUMER

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Authority Spends 25.8b Br on Roads Ahead of Fiscal Year Closing

Jun 14 , 2020 . By MUHABA OUMER

Seven local and three Chinese companies have inked deals with the Ethiopian Roads Aut...

North Gonder Invests 22.5m Br in Sport Facilities

May 31 , 2020 . By MUHABA OUMER

The Administration of North Gonder Zone has invested 22.5 million Br in the construct...

Local Food Processing Firm Expands with 350m Br

May 23 , 2020 . By MUHABA OUMER

A local food processing company has invested 350 million Br to expand a flour process...

Ambo to Get Irrigation Dam

May 16 , 2020 . By MUHABA OUMER

The Oromia Regional State has started the construction of an irrigation dam in Ambo town of West Shoa Zone, a project expected to cost 3.2 b...

Bale Robe Kicks Off First Ever Inner-City Asphalt Road

Apr 25 , 2020 . By MUHABA OUMER

Alemayehu Ketema General Contractor, a local grade-one firm, secured a project to construct the first eve...

Bureau Breaks Ground on Water Project

Apr 12 , 2020 . By MUHABA OUMER

The Oromia Regional State has kicked off a 600-million-Br project that will provide potable water for 14...

Liquor Maker Cuts Denatured Alcohol Production Line

Mar 28 , 2020 . By MUHABA OUMER

Rorank Business Plc, a local company that makes spirits under the ownership of British giant Vasari Group...

Commentaries

The Geopolitical Battle Over Monetary Infrastructure

The development of payment infrastructure in emerging-market economies (EMEs), from i...

Making Roads Pathways of Progress, Not Corridors of Grief

For decades, Ethiopia's roads have been described through the language of fate. The d...

Fineline

Leaders of the National . . .

Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the me...

When the country’s most. . .

When the country's most senior diplomats and envoys return back to their posts after two-week debriefings, they leave behind a point or two...

Editorial

Every Encounter with the State Should Not Become an Invoice

May 9 , 2026

The Ethiopian state appears to have discovered a fiscal instrument that is politicall...

National Dialogue Has Everything But the Trust It Needs

May 2 , 2026

By the time Ethiopia's National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) reached the end of its fir...

Addis Abeba's Roads Reveal a Country Where the Powerful Drive Through the Law

Apr 25 , 2026

In a political community, official speeches show what governments want their citizens...

Ethiopia's New Diplomacy Essence Could Be About Shielding Sovereignty

For much of the past three decades, Ethiopia occupied a familiar place in the Western...

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Oct 6 , 2021

Parliament Approves New Cabinet, Incorporates Opposition Leaders Lawmakers have approved today the nominations of 22 ministers, including three opposition leaders. Two MPs have voted against, while 12 abstained...

2020 in Posterity

Jan 5 , 2021

TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

Sep 9 , 2020

IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

Dec 14 , 2019

PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

Apr 26 , 2019

Sunday With Eden

The Silence That Leadership Can't Keep

A few days ago, I attended a virtual conference in Canada that stayed with me, not be...

Development That Redraws the Rent Line

Urban renewal is often sold as a promise: cleaner streets, safer neighbourhoods, bett...

Life Matters

Motivation Drops as the Day Begins in Sleepwear

We have all seen the aesthetic. The “work from home” dream usually comes packaged...

The Final Exam No One Prepared For

The first time I heard about the “Mesob” one-stop service initiative, relief came quickly. It sounded like a promise to citizens worn do...